I Am Sickened but Curious
Meaning
I am sickened but curious is a popular quote said by the titular character of the animated series, Johnny Bravo.
Online, a screenshot of the scene is used as a reaction image to express feelings of intrigue towards disturbing or repulsive topics.
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Origin
The episode, Cover Boy of Johnny Bravo was premiered on August 13th, 1999.
In one of the scenes of the episode, Johnny is entering a place, named Pops’ Diner where he finds Pops envelop Carl in corn chowder in an attempt to ease the pain of a poison ivy rash.
Johnny Bravo then states “I am sickened but curious”.
Spread and Usage
A clip from the episode was uploaded to YouTube by FruxMoonDragon on August 5th, 2012.
In 2013, the reaction image emerged on Reddit’s r/funny subreddit and in 2017, the format appeared on Tumblr.
External References
- Reddit – r/dankmemes
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